How to Make Pea Salad

The sun is here! Take this pea salad to the park and have a picnic! This cold Pea Salad is great for, family dinners, a light snack or a little salad on the side with your soup and sandwich.

Things You'll Need

• 1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen green peas
• 1 c. diced mild Cheddar cheese (about 4 oz.)
• 2 lg. stalks celery, chopped
• 1/4 c. chopped dill pickle
• 1/2 c. mayonnaise or salad dressing
• 1/2 tsp. dried dill weed or 1 1/2 tsp. snipped fresh dill weed
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 8 lettuce cups

Instructions

Green Pea Salad

1. Rinse frozen peas under running cold water to separate, using a colander to drain excess water.

2. Place peas in a bowl and let the peas thaw at room temperature for 15 minutes.

3. Toss pea, cheese, celery, pickle, mayonnaise, dill weed and salt. Spoon salad into lettuce cups

4. Chill salad for 1 hr and is ready to serve! Serves 8.

Tips & Warnings

• Add extra dill and diced tomatoes on top of each serving for presentation!

• The longer you chill your salad in the refrigerator, (up to 4 hrs.) the better time it has to marinate.